South Africa v India 2nd Test
South Africa v India 2018 - 2018 (2017/18) · SuperSport Park, Centurion · 13 January 2018
South Africa won by 135 runs
South Africa won by 135 runs. Virat Kohli top-scored with 153 for India. Lungi Ngidi took 6/39.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- South Africa v India 2018 - 2018 (2017/18)
- Ground
- SuperSport Park, Centurion
- Dates
- 13 January 2018 to 17 January 2018
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 135 runs
- Player of the match
- Lungi Ngidi
- Captains
- Faf du Plessis (South Africa), Virat Kohli (India)
- Debut
- Lungi Ngidi (South Africa)
- Umpires
- MA Gough and PR Reiffel
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. It was Lungi Ngidi's first Test.
South Africa batted first and made 335 all out. Aiden Markram top-scored with 94 off 150 balls, and Hashim Amla made 82. Ravichandran Ashwin took 4 for 113 for India.
India replied with 307 all out. Virat Kohli top-scored with 153 off 217 balls, and Murali Vijay made 46. Morne Morkel took 4 for 60 for South Africa. South Africa led by 28 on first innings.
South Africa made 258 all out in their second innings. AB de Villiers top-scored with 80 off 121 balls, and Dean Elgar made 61. Mohammed Shami took 4 for 49 for India. The innings was built on a 141-run stand for the third wicket between AB de Villiers and Dean Elgar, 55% of the total.
Set 287 to win, India made 151 all out. Rohit Sharma top-scored with 47 off 74 balls. Lungi Ngidi took 6 for 39 for South Africa.
South Africa won by 135 runs.
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 335 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | c Murali Vijay b Ravichandran Ashwin | 31 | 83 |
| Aiden Markram | c Parthiv Patel b Ravichandran Ashwin | 94 | 150 |
| Hashim Amla | run out (Hardik Pandya) | 82 | 153 |
| AB de Villiers | b Ishant Sharma | 20 | 48 |
| Faf du Plessis | b Ishant Sharma | 63 | 142 |
| Quinton de Kock | c Virat Kohli b Ravichandran Ashwin | 0 | 1 |
| Vernon Philander | run out (Parthiv Patel, Hardik Pandya) | 0 | 6 |
| Keshav Maharaj | c Parthiv Patel b Mohammed Shami | 18 | 54 |
| Kagiso Rabada | c Hardik Pandya b Ishant Sharma | 11 | 34 |
| Morne Morkel | c Murali Vijay b Ravichandran Ashwin | 6 | 9 |
| Lungi Ngidi | not out | 1 | 4 |
Extras 9 · Total 335 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah | 22 | 6 | 60 | 0 |
| Mohammed Shami | 15 | 2 | 58 | 1 |
| Ishant Sharma | 22 | 4 | 46 | 3 |
| Hardik Pandya | 16 | 4 | 50 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 38.5 | 10 | 113 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-85 (Dean Elgar, 29.3 ov), 2-148 (Aiden Markram, 47.3 ov), 3-199 (AB de Villiers, 62.4 ov), 4-246 (Hashim Amla, 80.5 ov), 5-250 (Quinton de Kock, 81.1 ov), 6-251 (Vernon Philander, 82.6 ov), 7-282 (Keshav Maharaj, 98.5 ov), 8-324 (Kagiso Rabada, 110.3 ov), 9-333 (Faf du Plessis, 112.4 ov), 10-335 (Morne Morkel, 113.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dean Elgar (31) and Aiden Markram (53) | 85 | 177 |
| second | Hashim Amla (21) and Aiden Markram (41) | 63 | 108 |
| third | Hashim Amla (27) and AB de Villiers (20) | 51 | 91 |
| fourth | Hashim Amla (34) and Faf du Plessis (13) | 47 | 108 |
| fifth | Faf du Plessis (4) and Quinton de Kock (0) | 4 | 2 |
| sixth | Faf du Plessis (1) and Vernon Philander (0) | 1 | 10 |
| seventh | Faf du Plessis (11) and Keshav Maharaj (18) | 31 | 96 |
| eighth | Faf du Plessis (30) and Kagiso Rabada (11) | 42 | 70 |
| ninth | Faf du Plessis (4) and Morne Morkel (5) | 9 | 13 |
| tenth | Morne Morkel (1) and Lungi Ngidi (1) | 2 | 7 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 307 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murali Vijay | c Quinton de Kock b Keshav Maharaj | 46 | 126 |
| KL Rahul | c & b Morne Morkel | 10 | 21 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | run out (Lungi Ngidi) | 0 | 1 |
| Virat Kohli | c AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel | 153 | 217 |
| Rohit Sharma | lbw b Kagiso Rabada | 10 | 27 |
| Parthiv Patel | c Quinton de Kock b Lungi Ngidi | 19 | 32 |
| Hardik Pandya | run out (Vernon Philander) | 15 | 45 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | c Faf du Plessis b Vernon Philander | 38 | 54 |
| Mohammed Shami | c Hashim Amla b Morne Morkel | 1 | 9 |
| Ishant Sharma | c Aiden Markram b Morne Morkel | 3 | 20 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | not out | 0 | 2 |
Extras 12 · Total 307 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keshav Maharaj | 20 | 1 | 67 | 1 |
| Morne Morkel | 22.1 | 5 | 60 | 4 |
| Vernon Philander | 16 | 3 | 46 | 1 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 20 | 1 | 74 | 1 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 14 | 2 | 51 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-28 (KL Rahul, 9.3 ov), 2-28 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 9.4 ov), 3-107 (Murali Vijay, 36.5 ov), 4-132 (Rohit Sharma, 45.5 ov), 5-164 (Parthiv Patel, 53.4 ov), 6-209 (Hardik Pandya, 67.1 ov), 7-280 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 81.3 ov), 8-281 (Mohammed Shami, 82.6 ov), 9-306 (Ishant Sharma, 90.4 ov), 10-307 (Virat Kohli, 92.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Murali Vijay (18) and KL Rahul (10) | 28 | 57 |
| second | Cheteshwar Pujara (0) and Murali Vijay (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Murali Vijay (28) and Virat Kohli (51) | 79 | 163 |
| fourth | Rohit Sharma (10) and Virat Kohli (15) | 25 | 54 |
| fifth | Parthiv Patel (19) and Virat Kohli (12) | 32 | 47 |
| sixth | Virat Kohli (25) and Hardik Pandya (15) | 45 | 80 |
| seventh | Ravichandran Ashwin (38) and Virat Kohli (32) | 71 | 87 |
| eighth | Virat Kohli (0) and Mohammed Shami (1) | 1 | 9 |
| ninth | Ishant Sharma (3) and Virat Kohli (17) | 25 | 46 |
| tenth | Virat Kohli (1) and Jasprit Bumrah (0) | 1 | 9 |
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 258 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | lbw b Jasprit Bumrah | 1 | 8 |
| Dean Elgar | c KL Rahul b Mohammed Shami | 61 | 121 |
| Hashim Amla | lbw b Jasprit Bumrah | 1 | 10 |
| AB de Villiers | c Parthiv Patel b Mohammed Shami | 80 | 121 |
| Faf du Plessis | c & b Jasprit Bumrah | 48 | 141 |
| Quinton de Kock | c Parthiv Patel b Mohammed Shami | 12 | 5 |
| Vernon Philander | c Murali Vijay b Ishant Sharma | 26 | 85 |
| Keshav Maharaj | c Parthiv Patel b Ishant Sharma | 6 | 8 |
| Kagiso Rabada | c Virat Kohli b Mohammed Shami | 4 | 29 |
| Morne Morkel | not out | 10 | 11 |
| Lungi Ngidi | c Murali Vijay b Ravichandran Ashwin | 1 | 10 |
Extras 8 · Total 258 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 29.3 | 6 | 78 | 1 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 20 | 3 | 70 | 3 |
| Ishant Sharma | 17 | 3 | 40 | 2 |
| Mohammed Shami | 16 | 3 | 49 | 4 |
| Hardik Pandya | 9 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Aiden Markram, 1.2 ov), 2-3 (Hashim Amla, 5.3 ov), 3-144 (AB de Villiers, 41.1 ov), 4-151 (Dean Elgar, 45.5 ov), 5-163 (Quinton de Kock, 47.4 ov), 6-209 (Vernon Philander, 73.4 ov), 7-215 (Keshav Maharaj, 75.6 ov), 8-245 (Kagiso Rabada, 87.2 ov), 9-245 (Faf du Plessis, 88.4 ov), 10-258 (Lungi Ngidi, 91.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dean Elgar (0) and Aiden Markram (1) | 1 | 8 |
| second | Hashim Amla (1) and Dean Elgar (1) | 2 | 25 |
| third | AB de Villiers (80) and Dean Elgar (59) | 141 | 214 |
| fourth | Faf du Plessis (6) and Dean Elgar (1) | 7 | 28 |
| fifth | Faf du Plessis (0) and Quinton de Kock (12) | 12 | 11 |
| sixth | Faf du Plessis (18) and Vernon Philander (26) | 46 | 156 |
| seventh | Faf du Plessis (0) and Keshav Maharaj (6) | 6 | 14 |
| eighth | Faf du Plessis (24) and Kagiso Rabada (4) | 30 | 68 |
| ninth | Faf du Plessis (0) and Morne Morkel (0) | 0 | 8 |
| tenth | Morne Morkel (10) and Lungi Ngidi (1) | 13 | 17 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 151 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murali Vijay | b Kagiso Rabada | 9 | 25 |
| KL Rahul | c Keshav Maharaj b Lungi Ngidi | 4 | 29 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | run out (Lungi Ngidi, AB de Villiers, Quinton de Kock) | 19 | 47 |
| Virat Kohli | lbw b Lungi Ngidi | 5 | 20 |
| Parthiv Patel | c Morne Morkel b Kagiso Rabada | 19 | 49 |
| Rohit Sharma | c AB de Villiers b Kagiso Rabada | 47 | 74 |
| Hardik Pandya | c Quinton de Kock b Lungi Ngidi | 6 | 12 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | c Quinton de Kock b Lungi Ngidi | 3 | 6 |
| Mohammed Shami | c Morne Morkel b Lungi Ngidi | 28 | 24 |
| Ishant Sharma | not out | 4 | 10 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | c Vernon Philander b Lungi Ngidi | 2 | 6 |
Extras 5 · Total 151 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Philander | 10 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 14 | 3 | 47 | 3 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 12.2 | 3 | 39 | 6 |
| Morne Morkel | 8 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 6 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Murali Vijay, 7.5 ov), 2-16 (KL Rahul, 11.1 ov), 3-26 (Virat Kohli, 15.6 ov), 4-49 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 26.1 ov), 5-65 (Parthiv Patel, 29.5 ov), 6-83 (Hardik Pandya, 35.3 ov), 7-87 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 37.1 ov), 8-141 (Rohit Sharma, 47.2 ov), 9-145 (Mohammed Shami, 48.2 ov), 10-151 (Jasprit Bumrah, 50.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Murali Vijay (9) and KL Rahul (2) | 11 | 47 |
| second | Cheteshwar Pujara (2) and KL Rahul (2) | 5 | 20 |
| third | Cheteshwar Pujara (5) and Virat Kohli (5) | 10 | 29 |
| fourth | Parthiv Patel (10) and Cheteshwar Pujara (12) | 23 | 61 |
| fifth | Parthiv Patel (9) and Rohit Sharma (7) | 16 | 22 |
| sixth | Rohit Sharma (12) and Hardik Pandya (6) | 18 | 34 |
| seventh | Ravichandran Ashwin (3) and Rohit Sharma (1) | 4 | 10 |
| eighth | Rohit Sharma (27) and Mohammed Shami (24) | 54 | 61 |
| ninth | Ishant Sharma (0) and Mohammed Shami (4) | 4 | 6 |
| tenth | Ishant Sharma (4) and Jasprit Bumrah (2) | 6 | 12 |
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